The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-02-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. D. c.,
FEB, Z, 1887.

WASHINGTON. D. c.,
FEB, 7, 1887.
Will the President sign or veto
the Inter State Commerce bill? and
who will succeed Secretary Man
ming? are two questions that are
causing much speculation Just now.
1t having been pretty definitely
settled that MI. Manning will soon
resign the portfolio of the Treasu-a
ry, political gossips have fixed the
date of his retirement'a and elevated
half dozen men to his place in the
Cabinet.
Among these is the wealthy Penn
sylvania Congressman, Mr.. Will
liam Scott, who has frequently
been mentioned before as the next
Secretary of the Treasury. But
Mr.. Scott is reported rs saying
that he will quit public life as soon
as his term in Congress expires
He says he is tired Of public life,
and that he loses $1,000 per day by
being in Congress.
Senator Mcpherson, of New Jer-
sey, has also been spoken of as a
successor of Mr.. Manning since he
is in sympathy withth Presidents
ideas on questions of finance, and
the latest theory of Minister Pen
dleton's return is that he has been
called home to take a Cabinet po-
sition. But the President has a
very high opinion of the abilities
of Assistant Secretary. Fairchild,
who conducted the affairs of the
Department during the long ill
ness of Mr.. Manning, and on whose
shoulders has fallen much import
ant business. In the opinion ofrnost
politicians he is more likely to be
appointed than any other who has
been mentioned.
The probable fate of the Inter
State Commerce bill is equally pro-
vocative of gossip and speculation,
and the presence here of anunaber
of prominent railroad men just at
a time when the bill is in suspense
has been much commented upon
The President has until Saturday
to dispose of the measure. The
ten days within which he can reg
ularly act on it will expire Satur.
day evening. He has examined
the Congressional debates on the
bill and has given the subject thor
ough and careful consideration
Even if he vetoes it the friends o.
the measure claim that there will
be no trouble in passing it ovel
the veto, as the vote on the bill
showed that more than two-thirds
of each House was in favor OF it
Among some interesting adverse
reports from the House COMMITTEES
on Pensions, is one upon the bill
granting a pension to Mrs. Logan
It says, should Congress pass thu
bill and by future legislation main
tain that fairness and eonsistenc,
which should characterize all leg
islation, the widows of 259 majo:
generals and rear admirals woult
be given a pension of $4,000 pc
year each. 1t went on to say tina
hundreds of poor widows of brav'
soldiers were denied $12 a montl
because of their inability to con
meet the death Of their husband
with their military service, Will
in the case of General Logan i
was not eve claimed that hi
death was attributable to his ser
vice in the war. 1t was vel
known that Mrs. Logan was now
through the generosity of friend
and strangers, in possession OF al
ample estate, and while the com
mittee expressed the highest regar'
for both her and General Logan
they believed that the passage O
this and all similar bills would b.
in the direction of building up il
the country an aristocracy contrar.
W thO tCIy pliLlSlPlCo - al Sd0
government for all.
The report closed with the state
ment that the committee believed
that the proposition to- pension
Mrs. Logan originated in an emo
ton arising in the sudden and un
expected death of her husband, AM
was not the deliberate Judgment o
the people. Next Wednesday ha
been set apart in the Senate as me
mortal day for General Logan, ant
among those who will speak in Gu
logy of him are Senators Edmunds
Evarts, Allison, Henderson, Frye
Plumb, Spooner, Hawley, Cullom
Stanford, Morgan, Cockrell, Hamr
ton, Ransom and Blackburn.
Senator Farwell, the successo
of General Logan, says he does no
intend to he an obstructionist.-
He cast his first vote in the Senat
in favor of woman suffrage, an
he also voted to confirm the color
ed lawyer from Albany as Record
er of Deeds. He says the Presi
dent is responsible to the countr..
for his acts, and so he means to lie
him have his own way, and evel
help him to have his own way
He added something about the Sen
ate degenerating into a mere wasp
nest, bent on worrying and nag
ging the President just because i
had a chance. Juno.